UFC 2010 Undisputed

As a change of pace, I thought I'd give this game a whirl.  I have been slowly getting into the UFC world thanks to my neighbor Jason, who gets all of the Pay Per View events.  It's a brutal sport, but no more so than boxing, which I have always had an appreciation for.  I am really new to UFC so I don't know a lot about the fighters or the lingo, but it's entertaining and the first UFC game, Undisputed 2009, had a huge fan base.

I have only played around with UFC 2010 for about an hour or so.  I did the tutorials, or most of them anyway, and dived into an exhibition fight on Beginners mode.  Using one of the few fighters I know, Georges St. Pierre from good old Canada, I took the fight to another welterweight and had a blast.  I ended up winning by TKO 37 seconds into the 2nd round and the fight was action-packed all the way.  I won't lie, the controls seem really daunting at first blush.  They are quite complex but everyone I know says that after a couple of hours they feel like 2nd nature.  I know that I had a good enough handle on them to throw punches where I wanted them to land, block punches thrown my way, I threw my opponent to the mat and tried a submission hold on him.  Not bad after so little time spent learning the controls.

As I said, the fight itself was terrific.  I have a lot to learn, but I am looking forward to it.  There are tons of fighters available and plenty of modes to play, including a career mode where you create your own fighter and move him up the ranks.  Along the way you pick up fans, give interviews and so on.  I am sure that this game, along with Red Dead Redemption, will keep me plenty busy until NCAA Football is released in mid-July.